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Welcome to my Joomla! site

Welcome to my site. This site uses Joomla! 1.5 for content management. Joomla! handles the details of the presentation and lets you focus on writing the content of the site. To read more about Joomla!, see the Joomla! Overview article on this Web site. The focus of this site is birding and Web development. If you have any questions about this site, please contact me. Have fun, good birding, safe computing, and thanks for visiting. This site was updated on July 25, 2010.

- Robert D. Hughes, July 2010

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How to Create a Bookmark Link

Wednesday, August 12, 2009 Robert D. Hughes
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Introduction

A bookmark link on a Web site makes it easy for visitors to add a site to their browser's bookmarks list*. Such a link often appears somewhere on a Web site's home page and automates the process of bookmarking a Web site. A bookmark link can appear on any page within a Web site, though on large sites adding a bookmark link to every page may not be practical.

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Birding LaBagh Woods

Friday, August 07, 2009 Robert D. Hughes
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Location

LaBagh Woods in Chicago is part of the Forest Preserve system of Cook County, Illinois. LaBagh is located between Foster Avenue on the south, Cicero Avenue/US 94 on the west, Bryn Mawr Avenue on the north, and two cemeteries and a subdivision on the east. This Google Map of LaBagh Woods shows LaBagh in relation to the roads of the area.

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Interview

What's your name?
Robert D. Hughes. The D stands for Dixon. And no, I'm not related to Howard Hughes.

Where were you born?
Chicago, Illinois

How old are you?
I was born on August 3, 1963. You do the math.

What's your Heritage?
I'm English, Irish, Welsh, and Norwegian. Basically I'm white.

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A Web Developer's Guide to Combating Spam

Friday, July 31, 2009 Robert D. Hughes
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The Problem

Spam, or unsolicited junk e-mail, is the bane of the Internet. An estimated 70% of all e-mail messages are now considered spam. That's nearly 3 out of 4 e-mails.

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Montrose Frequently Asked Questions

Thursday, August 20, 2009 Robert D. Hughes
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Where is Montrose and how do I get there?
Montrose is on the north side of Chicago along Lake Michigan. To get there, take Montrose Avenue (4400 North) east until you reach Montrose Harbor Drive. Turn right (east) at Montrose Harbor Drive and proceed about a 1/5 mile. You can park along either side of the road, but see below. The birding areas are to the east and northeast.

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Creating Tooltips for Images with CSS

Thursday, September 03, 2009 Robert D. Hughes
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Introduction

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) are used in Web development to format Web page text, layout Web pages, and enhance hyperlinks. Cascading Style Sheets can also be used to create more dynamic effects such as tooltips, the pop-up text messages that appear when an HTML element is moused over.

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Robert D. Hughes lives and works in Chicago, Illinois. He currently manages the Web site of the Illinois Ornithological Society. He also plays with Joomla! and writes about Web development issues when he has the time.

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Illinois Ornithological Society
The Illinois Ornithological Society (IOS) is a statewide not-for-profit organization devoted to the study and enjoyment of Illinois birds.
North American Birders' Forum
North American Birders' Forum is an online discussion forum covering a wide variety of birding topics.
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